Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1924-07-31 | Page 1 | Spry Favors Wattis for Nomination

SPRY FAVORS I WATTIS FOR I NOMINATION j Former Form r Governor of af Utah I Says Nation Will Go Goi I Republican This Fall FallI I William Spry commissioner slon r of the U 13 S general land office and former go of o the state tate as a T as asIn In Ogden for tor or a 1 short abort time yester yester- yester- yester yesterday yesterday da day In an w with a rep rep- rep representative 0 of oC The Thc Ogden Stand Stand- I I ard Examiner ho h ild The Th political sentiment of ot the th east Is Ir In favor of Coolidge and the th Republican lican hean ticket Every indi indication cation callon points to an nn 0 to fo the th party throughout the east R and nd middle western states Because Because of the protective tar tar- tar tariff iff on wool tend Iad l nd sugar and other oth V ostern estern products product n means mean prosperity for tor the tho th nest esl est WIthout doubt In m my mind these thes states tates will go co Republican I Li L CONDITIONS When asked regarding re the th local situation former Governor Go Spry said It behooves the Republican partY of Utah to nominate nominal on onIt onIt It state and local tickets the best beet talent available I am glad clad thata that a man of sueh auch chara character ter and fine business s ability as W W H Is offering as himself a candidate for go C nor I I hate har known Will Wilt Wattis WatUs for tor many ears ear and feel teel el that the party parly would be b fortunate to ha hae h huch e such Buch uch a representative e as governor of the state I I notice from the Utah news new new- p newa-p per that my old friend Reu- Reu Reuben Reuben bon Reu-bon ben C C- C dark Clark ha has declared It would not do doto to to endorse endors the pres- pres present pres present ent ant state administration and then thon nominate another man I do not agree with Reuben and call atten ailen atten- atten attention tion to the party endorsement ot of the alon of ot former Gov- Gov Governor Governor Gov Governor John C Cutler tS hue not ho he gave t v th the elate the tho most mod and best financial administration the tate state ever had I believe tho the party parly should nominate for tor go the best o m manON man n ON Oi y W TO COAST Commissioner Spry SIry Is la on hIs way to San Francisco andl and Lo Loi Angeles on departmental business lie lie- will wilt return to Utah by the end nd of next week will remain erdl di s returning to Washington